I looked at this kind of family tree. And there was the name of my mother Héloise but not her surname. There was written Héloise Alya Black, born as Lestrange as my mother and some guy called Regulus Arcturus Black as my father, both written off as deceased. My mother had two brothers Rabastan and Rodolphus Lestrange and my father had one brother Sirius Orion Black, why didn't they know about me. There were also many cousins written there and there my grandmother, the mother of my mother: Alya Primrose Lestrange, born Volant. There was the name Volant. I skimmed the family tree. „Why do so many people have the same last name here. Have they married within the family. IIhhh, Thats incest!" I exclaimed „No, usually they were cousins of at least second or third degree. Only your fathers parents Orion Sirius Black and Walburga Celestina Black were first degree cousins, they were an exception." „No wonder" I said. „I read up on genetics. With this much intermarriage there must be hereditary defects. No wonder, nature takes its turn." My hair turned green. „Thats disgusting" McGonagall looked questioning at me. „You are a metamorphmagus." She said matter of factly „A what?" I asked. „A metamorphmagus, a seldom family treat of the blacks. You can change your features, if you really concentrate and train at will. I must speak to your cousin Miss Tonks. She may train you. Nymphadora Tonks, herself is one." I looked at her, like she's gone crazy, but maybe that explain some things, like the color changing of my hair, when I was mad or disgusted. Like when I had to eat Brussels sprout. I was so grounded for that. I looked at the paper again. „Why isn't Aunt Cassie listed her?" I asked. „Thats because your Aunt Cassie, or better your Aunt Cassandra Black is a squib. She was born to a magical family without magic. You must know, there are pureblood, halfbloods and muggleborns. Muggleborns are first generation wizards or whitches, that are born to muggles.." „What are muggles?" I interrupted her. „Muggles are non-magical folk, squibs are born without magic and on this family tree there are only magical people listed. So a pureblood, like yourself is a person who is born to two magical people and a halfblood is born to a which or wizard and a muggle." „Whats the difference between the people?" I asked her. „Non." She told me „But some people believe so." „So I am someone, who is called a pureblood?" I asked her and she pointed to what was written under my name:
Meridiana Héloise Alya Volant (illegal change)
born as Meridiana Héloise Alya Celestina Antara Black
Born on 31th of August 1980 at 23:59
Status: Purebloodbr
Father: Regulus Arcturus Black (born 4th of July 1961, died 29th December 1979)
Mother: Héloise Alya Black, born Lestrange (born 4th of March 1962, died 20th of October 1980, married Black: 18th of November 1979)
Grandfather (fathers side): Orion Sirius Black (born 20th December 1930, died 6th of July 1977, Avada)
Grandmother (father side): Walburga Celestina Black (born 21th December 1930, died 20th of August 1985, heart failure)
Grandfather (Mothers side): Xelestus Patamus Lestrange (born 6th of November 1929, status:living )
Grandmother (mothers side): Alya Héloise Antara Lestrange, born Volant (born 14th of February 1940, died 6th of march 1964 in child birth, married Lestrange: 5th of April 1957)
Godfather: Lord Severus Celestus Snape of House Prince, Status: Pureblood
Second Godfather: Sirius Orion Black, Status: Pureblood, Askaban
Third Godfather: Lucifer Blaise Zabini, status: Pureblood, dead
Godmother: Liliana Rosemary Potter, born Evans, Status: Muggleborn
Second Godmother: Narcissa Druella Malfoy, born Black, Status: Pureblood
Third Godmother: Lady Minerva Aliana McGonagall, Status: Purebloodb
Heiress to
Ancient and Noble House of Black (two Manors, 6 Vaults, Galleons Sickels and 50 Knuts, books and jewellery ladyship access when there are no possible other direct heirs at marriage
Access to Black-trust vault:filled up to 1.000.000 Galleons per year)
Status: unclaimed
Ancient and Noble House of Lestrange (4 Manors, 4 Vaults, Galleons, Sickels, 20 Knuts, Books, jewellery, ladyship Access when 21, current Lord: Lord Xelestus Patamus Lestrange)
Access to Letsrange-trust vault: filled up to 50.000.000 Galleons per year
Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Volant (18 Vaults, .654.726.507 Galleons, 78 Sickels and 20 Knuts, Books and jewellery, last possible Heir, Acces when 21, status unclaimed)
Access to trust vault: filled up to 1000 galleons per month
Ancient House of Prince (2 Vaults, 30.000 Galleons, 48 Sickels and 10 Knuts, if there is not another Heir, current Lordship: Lord Severus Celestus Snape of House Prince, because of status as Goddaughter)
Noble House of McGonagall (1 Vault, 750.000 Galleons, 95 Sickels and 5 Knuts, Current Lady: Lady Minerva Aliana McGonagall, because of Status as Goddaughter)
You are my Godmother?" I asked. „Why didn't you tell me?" „I was not sure if you are really Meridiana. You're mother had her reasons to hide you with your Aunt, your great aunt to be specific. You must know, we were at war in the seventies. There was a dark wizard. You Know who?" „You-know-who who?" I interrupted her. „Please, do not interrupt me. That's the second time today. It is rude. So where were we, exactly. There was some dark wizard at this time. His name, please do not say it out loud, was.." She whispered: „Lord Voldemort." I laughed. „That is not a laughing matter. Many people died. You did not know, who was one of his followers. Many lost her loved ones. Your father disappeared. You're mother gave you away, you're uncles are in Askaban, the prison, because they were his followers. Please remember that. You're mother was opposed to him. Your father was one of his followers, their marriage was prearranged from your grandparents. She was targeted, because she fought with the opposition. That is the reason, she gave you away and did not told anyone. You see, she gave you away to protect you, with your squib aunt Cassandra in the Muggleworld, without telling anyone. Your family just knows, that you exist, because there is a family tapestry that is charmed to update itselfes with all magical family members in the Black and the Lestrange family. There will be a will reading of your mothers, today, because we found you again. There you will meet your family." „Do I have to know some things about them?" „I can't tell you. I have my own experience with your family and I do not want you to be prejudiced." Stumblework interrupted her. „Meeting room seven will be ready for you. There are some matters of the will of your mother to discuss!" I was nervous, my mother had a will. What will she tell me. We came to meeting room seven. There were allready people there. One men, looking like a bat, just in black clothes with a sour expression. Two people close together, the man with the blondest hair I have ever seen and grey eyes with a walking stick, that looks like a snake. I did not know how to judge him. Next to him was a very beautiful women, but with an expression of a mix as if she had just bitten into a lemon or smelled dung. There was another man, also with blond hair, but with the most dreamy blue eyes I have ever seen, looking dreamingly around in the area. There was a nice looking women, with black, curly hair and blue eyes, just like mine with a nice looking men, who was smiling at me. There was also a really old men, with grey hair. His eyes widened when he looked at me. Everybody in this room was starring at me. How creepy. I hate silence, so I just said. „Hi everyone. I am Mira!" I think that was a mistake. Nobody was answering me. This blond lady's eyes narrowed and this old men looked puzzled as if he did not know what to do with me. The nice looking men came to me and gave me his hand. „Hello Mira. I am Ted Tonks. My Wife Andromeda is your father cousin. So if you want. You can call me Uncle Ted." I smiled at him. He was not just looking nice, it seemed he is nice. There was another goblin in this room. „Time is money. Is Everyone ready for the will?"